Republic of Zimbabwe vs Africa

Republic of Zimbabwe and Africa both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Republic of Zimbabwe	Yes	No	No	No
Africa	Yes	No	No	No

Republic of Zimbabwe (noun)	Africa (noun)
a landlocked republic in south central Africa formerly called Rhodesia; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1980	the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean